Life in the Dominican Republic

Digging Deeper

Language Resources

• Rosetta Stone: Spanish
• Duolingo (free language learning app)
• BBC Spanish Language Guide
• LiveMocha

Cultural Resources

• Culture Grams
• –Username: afsusa – Password: cgrams

News and Media

• El Nacional (Spanish)
• El Caribe (Spanish)
• Top 30 Dominican News Sites

Movies and Documentaries

• Ballplayer: Pelotero (2011)
• In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)
• Un pasaje de Ida (1988)
• Washington Heights (2012)
• The Price of Sugar (2007)

Books

• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
• Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa
• In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
• The Last Voyage of Columbus by Martin Dugard
• Caribbean: A Novel by James A. Michener
• The Dominican Republic: A National History by Frank Moya Pons
• Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola by Michele Wucker

LGBTQ Resources (Diversity)

• Dominican Republic
• LGBT Rights in the Dominican Republic

Heritage and Ethnicity Resources (Diversity)

• Dominican Republic
• Countries and Their Culture